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Show SUAZO CENTER: newSalt Lake City office offers help to minority entrepreneurs. C7 SPORTS FRIDAY > Auaust 22, 2003 inside College football C2 Prep football C3 Golf C3 Baseball C4 WWW .SLTRIB.COM SLC Marathonis a reality A Salt Lake marathonalso had been a By JANET RAE Brooks The Salt Lake Tribune Kurt KRAGTHORPE No senior event leaves hole to fill harlie Hansen is managing to occupy himself this week, whichis pretty easy for him. Between handlingthe fleet of carts at Sun Hills Golf Course in Layton, volunteering at a hospital and working with the Clearfield police’s citizens patrol, Hansen allowsforlittle idle timeat age 76. Just the same,he can tell that something’s missing from his schedwle. He’s supposed to be working at Park Meadows Country Club in Nolottery to enter. Noflightto take. And you can sleep in your own bed the night before. Beginning next year, Salt Lake City runners will no longer have to scramble for slots in destination marathons like New York City, or travel across the country to compete Newracekicks off in April, features $100,000 purse Devine Racing, will feature a weekend of activities, including a pre-race run- ners’ expo and a post-eventgala at the Gallivan Center. That’s the “boogie” in them. The inau- — part. Out-of-towners, especially, can gural Salt Lake City Marathon and 5K, scheduled for Saturday, April 24, is designed to become a destination marathon. also take advantage of Salt Lake’s proximity to the mountains to get in an afternoon of post-marathon “bump”skiing. A prize purse of $100,000 immediately catapults the event into the top 5 percent of marathons worldwidefor cash prizes, said race director Scott Kerr. The event, being billed as “Run, Bump and Boogie” and organized by Park City, helping stage another golf tournamentfor the seniorpros. “Tt feels very weird, not going up there,” he said. “Ever since I moved [to Salt Lake City] from Chicago in 1990, I’ve always dreamed of having a national-caliber race here that’s truly a destination marathon,” said Kerr, who served as race director of the Deseret News Mara- thon for eight years. “We wanted to really showcase Salt Lake City.” longtime dream of Chris Devine, chief executive officer of Devine Racing, and a former ownerand operatorof the Chicago Marathon. The Chicago-based Devine, whose wife is from Utah, owns a homein Federal Heights. “When wefirst decided to plot the course,” said Kerr, “we looked out his porch andidentified the start.” About5,000 runners are expected for the event, which will start at 8 a.m. at ," FINISH NORTH the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah. The proposed course, mostly flat and slightly downhill, then swings over to Foothill Drive, west to Sugar House Park, south to Holladay, then back north to Liberty Park, with the finish at the Olympic Legacy Plaza at Gateway. The aim was to identify a course that would suit beginning marathoners, highlight Salt Lake City, and pass through as many neighborhoodsas possible, in order to encourage people to See MARATHON,C5 ’ Source: Salt Lake Marathon Two good teamsplay to tough tie For 21 years, this week — or And Hansen was there at Jeremy Ranch or Park Meadowsevery year, either coordinating the armyofvolunteers or doing the work himself, from walking with a hand-held scoreboard to reporting scores to marshalling. “I did all the jobs,” he said. “You get hooked onit.” Thetouris staging the Allianz Championship in West Des Moines, Iowa, beginning today. The multi- Bountiful 1, East 1: No. 2 and No. 3 teamsbattle to a deadlock with named Utah stop, last known as the Uniting Fore Care Classic, was dropped from the tour’s 2008 calendar last November whena title sponsor could not be found. Only the eventin Boston had a longer history strong defense andaggressiveplay By ANDREW ARAGON The Salt Lake Tribune with the tour. A lot happened in 21 years,producing memories for Hansen and ev- BOUNTIFUL Just as it has been most seasons, the race for the Region 5 prepgirls soccer championshipis expectedto be a close erybody associated with the tourna- ment. How aboutthese five from the i archives: @ Tom Weiskopf making a mirac- one between East and Bountiful. It can’t get any closer thana tie. The second-ranked Leopards and third- ulous comebackto win the 1994 tournamentin honorofhis friend Bert ranked Braves playedto a 1-1 tie at Bountiful on Thursday. Bountiful coach Dave Wigham said he didn’t expect anything but a hard-fought Yancey, whodied of a heart attack before teeing off in the first round two days before. match with East. @ Dave Stockton ruling the Park Meadowsera with two victories, two “Every yearit’s like this,” Wighamsaid. “It’s a good, strong, intense rivalry. It’s friendly, respectful. It’s what high school sports shouldbe all about.” Thursday’s match at times looked like it was an early-season battle between teams that haven't yet jelled. But at other times, the play wasspectacular, with great scoring op portunities stopped by even better defense. “Good teams aren't supposed to allow anything and neither did,” East coach Mike Kernodle said. Bountiful took a 1-0 lead five minutes into the secondhalf when Sarah Robbinsfired a shot past East goalie Heather Joy. The Braves controlled the tempofor muchof thefirst half andlookedtobe on their way to a win. But Katy Rieneke would havea say in the second-place finishes and 21 consec- utive under-par rounds over seven years. ee e e @ Bruce Summerhaystwice fall- ing short in his bid for a home-state victory, which he describes as the only regret of his nine-year senior career. He once barely missed a birdie putt to tie Tony Jacklin on the last hole andlater hit a driveout of bounds at No. 17. ® Vegetarian rodents called voles sabotaging the '91 tournamentat Jeremy Ranchbyeating the turf under the snow,in a sceneright out of “Caddyshack”that cost some $40,000 and 45 daysof the grounds staff’s effort to repair. @ Golf Hall of Famer Johnny | play a higher percentageof tournaments. | City, where Jack Nicklaus, Arnold } Palmer and Lee Trevino made up a } Friday pairing in 1999 and Tom Wat- } son contended until the middle of [ ; | | the final round last August. But the economic downturn that forced Novell to reduce its support in 2002 prevented the software development | company from jumping backin as a } title sponsor. The Nationwide Tour’s Envirocare Utah Classic, coming in two weeks to Willow Creek Country I i | i ' ' 3 Canada wins: Ina showdown latins N : . een NBA pointguards, Mavs star leads his team to win brand event. While its sponsorship has reached newlevels,it’s surprising that no support other than one pro-am team the Park City tournament. Fans may transfertheir interest By Puit MILLER The Salt Lake Tribune has shifted from SAN JUAN,Puerto Rico If Carlos Arroyo's future is as the Jazz’s starting point guard,hewill face a challenge like Mavs’ star Steve Nashnight after night. to the Nationwide Tour,but it’s also possible that the seniors attracted a Nash, for one, thinkshe is upto it. Nash looked like the all-NBA play maker he is Thursday night in Roberto different demographic. Charlie | } Moregirls soccer @ Roundup from around the state. C5 Nash outmatches Arroyo at qualifying tournament State’s only remaining PGA Tour- ' t ‘ ' Ryan Gavprarri/The Salt Lake Tribune Bountiful's Andra Hansen, right, has her hands full with East's Becky Bunnell as they try for control of the ball. Club in Sandyfora fifth year,is the ' ; Rieneke, who seemed to have an extra gear whensheneeded to get to the openspace, tied the match in the 67th minute when she beat Bountiful goalie Kelly Allred Rieneke nearly won it for East in the See SOCCER, C5 That was not the problem in Park | | outcome. Miller and baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench makingheralded debuts of senior golf careers that never amounted to anything,as it turned out. The Iowa tournament, already well established, took the Utah dates on the tour schedule, which nowincludes fewer events — partly in the interest of having the big names The Salt Lake Tribune PREP GIRLS SOCCER somethingclose to it — was booked for the Champions Tour’s Utah stop. } —lreTaRT Hansen, for one, will be content with his memories of Jeremy Ranch and Park Meadows. Besides, he seemsto have enough to do. kkragthorpe@sltrib.com ee COPY Lynne StapKy/The Associated Press Canada's Steve Nash, point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, drives past Puerto Rico's Carlos Arroyo, of the Utah Jazz, at the FIBA porertens Olympic qualifying tournament. : Clemente Coliseum, powering Canada out of a 14-point hole with 17 points, seven assists and nine rebounds and jeading his team to an 89-79 victory over Puerto Rico in the FIBA Americas Olympic basketball qualifying tournament. But while Arroyo’s all-around game couldn’t match Nash, particularly since his shot wasn’t falling, the Jazz guard put upa respectablefight against oneof the NBA’s best. Arroyo finished with nine points, four assists and five re bounds, and made an impression on his Canadian opponents. “Thatlittle guard, he didn’t giveup. He’s tough,” said Canadian forward Rowan Barrett, a streak shooter who starred at St. John’s and who was plenty tough himself Thursday. Barrett hit 12 of his 20 shots, including four of seven three-pointers, for a game-high 32 points. See ARROYO, C6 |
